Check protector



April' 1, 1930. M. T. LAPPIN CHECK PROTECTOR Filed June 14, 1929(inventor Patented Apr. 1, 1930 Ul'lfi STATEd MICHAEL T. LAPPIN, OF NEWYORK, N. Y.

CHECK PROTECTOR Application filed June 14,

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A still further object of the invention is to provide a check protectorof the character mentioned which may be readily slipped on and oil ofthe fountain pen body whenever required and which, when so applied tosaid fountain pen will not only act as a check protector, but also as afountain pen clip.

lVith these objects and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, inview, I have i devised the particular arrangement of parts set forthbelow and more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing forming a parthereof, in which Figure l is a side elevation of my improved checkprotector as applied to a fountain P Figure 2 is a sectional view of thesame on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of thearrows; and

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 2, looking in thedirection of the arrows.

Throughout the various views of the drawings, similar referencecharacters designate similar parts.

In the embodiment of my invention disclosed in the accompanying drawing,1 indicates the frame of my improved check protector. The same ispreferably made out of spring metal or some similar material and isprovided with a downwardly extending or vertical arm 2 which is providedwith inwardly curled parts 3 and 4 on its lower end, these partsco-operating to form a tubular sleeve which snugly fits the cap 5 of afountain pen or similar writing implement. The upper edges of the sleeve6 are rolled as at 7 and 8 to form flanges which serve to confinebetween them an abrading roller 9.

1929. Serial No. 370,785.

The roller 9 has a roughened outer surface 10, the same being serratedor otherwise roughened to properly out or abrade the surface of a check.Said roller 9 is through the construction just described, mounted tofreely rotate about the sleeve 6 and is prevented from displacementtherefrom by means of the curled edges 7 and 8 on the sleeve that act toconfine the roller 9 between them.

The roller 9 meshes or co-operates with a smaller roller 11 which isprovided with a serrated or roughened surface 12 adapted to co-operatewith the similar surface on the roller 9.

The roller 11 is provided with projecting studs 18 and 14, the samebeing freely rotatable in inwardly bent ears 15 and 16. The

lower ear 15 is an inwardly bent continuation of an arm 17 on theframe 1. The ear 16 is an inwardly bent and doubled portion of the arm17, the ears 15 and 16 thus formed being spaced apart to form bearingsfor the roller 11 which is permitted to freely rotate between them. Thearms 2 and 1-7 of the frame are preferably of spring material and theyare connected by an integral cross member 18.

To use the device, a fountain pen cap 5 or if preferred, the barrel 19is slid through the sleeve 6. Said sleeve 6 snugly fits the barrel 19 orcap 5 as desired, and holds its position thereon by reason of such fit.The arm 17 possesses considerable resiliency and acts to hold the roller11 firmly against the roller 9. Thus, if a check is drawn between thetwo rollers, these co-operating rollers will act to suitably abrade thecheck to prevent the same from being raised or otherwise tampered with.

The device also acts as a clip for the fountain pen since the fabric ofthe pocket can be slid between the two rollers, which, by reason oftheir roughened surfaces and the spring action of the arm 17 will becaused to tightly grip the pocket and prevent the loss of the pen onwhich the device is applied.

Due to the inexpensive construction of the device, it will be apparentthat it can be made ver economically: that it can be applied to afountain pen Without necessitating any changes or alterations in the penand that it will serve not only as a check protector, but as a fountainpen clip as well.

Having described one embodiment of my invention, it is obvious that thesame is not to be restricted thereto, but is broad enough to cover allstructures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

\Vhat I claim is:

l. A check protector comprising a pair of co-operating abrading rollersbetween which acheck is adapted to be passed, a frame for supportingsaid rollers, one of said rollers be ing tubular and adapted to surroundthe body of a writing implement and rotate about the same.

2. A check protector comprising a frame, an arm thereon provided with atubular part adapted to fit over the body of a fountain pen, a rollercarried by and rotatable on said tubular part, another arm on the framecarrying a roller adapted to bear against the first mentioned rollerwith spring pressure whereby a portion of the pocket can be grippedbetween the two rollers and the device used as a fountain pen clip.

3. A check protector having a roller adapted to fit over and surround afountain pen body, and a spring arm carrying another roller and causingthe same to bear with pressure against the firstmentioned roller.

4. A check protector comprising a sleeve adapted to frictionally fitover the body of a fountain pen, an abrading roller surrounding;' thesleeve and rotatable about the same, and another abrading rollersupported adjacent to and caused to bear against the first mentionedabrading; roller.

5. A check protector having a frame provided with a pair of downwardlydependent arms, one of said arms provided with a sleeved part on itslower end, said sleeved part adapted to fit over a fountain pen, anabrading roller mounted on said sleeved part and adapted to rotate aboutthe same and around the fountain pen, the other arm carrying a rotatableroller adapted to bear against the first mentioned roller whereby acheck passed between said rollers will be abraded thereby.

Signed at the city of New York, county of and State of New York, this12th day of June, 1929.

MICHAEL T. LAPPIN.

